Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 69 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 11:33 AM GMT+13 (22:33 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-02 22:33:17 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.563° S, 173.638° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.8 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6150 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1395 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.890 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1377 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.989 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1371 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.7Tonga · 1371 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 5.1Tonga · 1364 days ago · 152 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.559 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 5.077 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1340 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.876 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1401 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.339 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 146 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.0Tonga · 1405 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.775 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1406 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.4113 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1418 days ago · 210 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.541 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.8102 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.6122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j6gl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.